Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. One cannot but make one's spake, if you know what I mean. I am glad to hear that Dún Laoghaire made an application because, of course, if it were the case that other councils had not had the same proactivity and made applications, funding may well have been available. Who knows, that might even be the case now?

I was wondering about the supervision of the Department over the different local authorities if there are those who do not make applications. I cannot imagine that would be the case. Every local authority will be putting up its hand. However, I am making the case that in the event that all of the budget is not allocated this year, Dún Laoghaire could be considered. Glencullen, Kilternan and Stepaside have received funding under rural schemes before and as a representative of Dún Laoghaire, I can but make the case.

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